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Hunting for Plastic
Plastic pollution has become an urgent, worldwide problem. The average person now ingests about 100 plastic particles each year from eating shellfish and up to 68,415 plastic fibers each year just from the plastic dust particles landing on their plates during meals. Tap water, bottled water1 and sea salt2 also come with a “side order” of microplastics. Many of the chemicals used to make plastics disrupt hormones, embryonic development and gene expression, and are linked to obesity, heart disease and cancer. Marine animals are also...
read moreSip on Catnip Tea for Relaxation
If you’re a cat lover, you’re probably familiar with the strong-scented herb catnip because of its hilarious and extremely entertaining effect on cats. However, while it is popular for this reason alone, did you know that catnip actually contains numerous active compounds that may help improve your overall health? Aside from being a cat magnet, catnip can also be brewed into a healthy tea. Continue reading this article to learn more about catnip tea and how it can benefit you. What Is Catnip Tea? Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a perennial herb...
read more‘Superfuel’ — Your Definitive Guide to Dietary Fats
Whereas my book “Fat for Fuel” details how to implement a cyclical ketogenic diet, my latest book, cowritten with James DiNicolantonio, Pharm.D., “Superfuel: Ketogenic Keys to Unlock the Secrets of Good Fats, Bad Fats, and Great Health,” delves further into the science of dietary fats, providing specifics on how to discriminate between healthy and harmful ones. >>>>> Click Here <
read moreBeing Grateful Is Good for Your Health
November 22, Thanksgiving Day in the U.S., is an annual reminder to slow down, take stock and express thanks. Ideally, though, this practice — sans the extravagant multicourse meal — would be a daily one, as the emotion of gratitude has actually been scientifically confirmed to impart some pretty extraordinary health benefits. While the word “gratitude” can be interpreted in a number of ways depending on context,1 the clinical definition of gratitude is “The appreciation of what is valuable and meaningful to oneself; a...
read moreHealthy Alternatives to Mashed Potatoes
Recipe by Paleohacks[RS1] With the holidays coming up, there’s no doubt your family will be serving mashed potatoes again. It’s a dietary staple during this festive time of the year, and there’s a chance that you’ll eat a little too much of it as well. But did you know that mashed potatoes can be unhealthy for you? A 100-gram serving of potatoes contains 68 grams of carbs, and offers very little dietary fiber.[TNAS2] This is way too many carbohydrates than you should normally eat in a single day. I regularly encourage people to limit...
read moreThe Extreme Dangers of Daylight Saving Time
The repercussions associated with daylight saving time (DST) are significant and prompted the placement of California Proposition 7 on the ballot in this year’s midterm election. Nearly 60 percent voted in favor to leave the state in daylight saving time all year.1 This begins laying the groundwork to give the California legislature the ability to change their clocks permanently. This is similar to a movement in August by the European Union (EU) when it announced it recommends member states stop using DST, or “summer time,” as...
read moreObesity Can Cause Arthritis
Obesity is defined by a marked accumulation of excess fat. Generally, those suffering from obesity are at higher risk for developing potentially life-threatening complications and chronic diseases. Recent statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate more than 630,000 people were diagnosed with obesity related-cancer in the U.S. alone.1 Although the terms overweight and obese are often used interchangeably, they do not have the same meaning. The body mass index (BMI) classification lists overweight as...
read moreAn Opioid That’s One Thousand Times More Potent Than Morphine Is Approved at Height of Opioid Addiction Crisis
An estimated 202,600 Americans died from opioid overdoses between 2002 and 2015,1 and drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under the age of 50.2 Despite all the public warnings and national efforts to rein in this lethal trend, overdose cases admitted into emergency rooms still increased by more than 30 percent across the U.S. between July 2016 and September 2017,3 and provisional data suggests the death toll from opioids was around 49,000 in 2017,4 up from 42,250 in 2016.5 Aside from the staggering death toll,...
read morePerfluoroalkyl Chemicals (PFASs) Pollute Millions of Gallons of Water
Firefighting foam liberally used by the South Dakota Air National Guard and Sioux Falls Fire Department decades ago is the source of significant pollution to the drinking water of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, residents. Nineteen municipal wells representing 28 percent of the city’s water coming from the Big Sioux aquifer have been shut down.1 Fifteen of them contain polyfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFASs) from the firefighting foam, which include perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), one of the highly toxic chemicals used in the production...
read moreFirefighting Foam Chemicals Pollute Millions of Gallons of Water
Firefighting foam liberally used by the South Dakota Air National Guard and Sioux Falls Fire Department decades ago is the source of significant pollution to the drinking water of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, residents. Nineteen municipal wells representing 28 percent of the city’s water coming from the Big Sioux aquifer have been shut down.1 Fifteen of them contain polyfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFASs) from the firefighting foam, which include perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), one of the highly toxic chemicals used in the production...
read moreAre Smartphones Destroying a Generation?
As a lover of technology, it pains me to see what technological advancements are doing to our youth. In a previous article for The Atlantic,1 Jean Twenge takes a deep dive into how smartphones, with 24/7 access to internet and social media, are affecting post-millennials’ mental health. The article, which is well worth reading in its entirety, is adapted from Twenge’s book “iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy — and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood — and What That Means for the...
read moreStatin Use Linked to Dementia
Worldwide, someone develops dementia every three seconds, and by 2030 it’s estimated that 75 million will be living with the condition.1 In the U.S. alone, 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, and someone develops the disease every 65 seconds.2 Meanwhile, the use of statin cholesterol-lowering drugs doubled among U.S. adults from 2000 to 2011,3 and U.S. doctors write more than 200 million prescriptions for such drugs every year.4 In the fervor to lower cholesterol levels — a misguided...
read moreCholine Is Crucial for Liver Health
Choline, found in ample amounts in egg yolks, was first discovered in 1862.1 Since then, we’ve learned that this is a truly essential nutrient for a healthy brain, nervous system and cardiovascular function. It’s particularly crucial during fetal development,2 so choline requirements rise exponentially in pregnant women.3 Importantly, choline is used in the synthesis of phospholipids in your body, the most common of which is phosphatidylcholine, better known as lecithin, which is required for the composition of your cell...
read moreWeekly Health Quiz: Breathing, Hydrogen and Alzheimer’s
1 Molecular hydrogen has been scientifically shown to: Increases the pH of the water making it alkaline Have antioxidant effects that specifically target the most harmful free radicals Molecular hydrogen (H2) is a gas with very unique and selective antioxidant effects that specifically target the most harmful free radicals. The alkaline water fad was an unfortunate outgrowth of the successful use coupled with a misunderstanding or ignorance of the therapeutic property of the water (e.g., benefits falsely attributed to alkaline pH and not the...
read moreAnthocyanin: This Purple Pigment Fights Disease
Authors of a literature review involving data collected from more than 602,000 individuals across Australia, Europe and the U.S. assert anthocyanins, a flavonoid pigment found in a variety of fruits and vegetables, may lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as help in the treatment of certain types of cancer and diabetes. Researchers suggest about 400 individual anthocyanins have been identified, most of which are concentrated in the skins of fruits, particularly berries such as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries....
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